EP2203114B1 - Medizinische messvorrichtung zur bioelektrischen impedanzmessung - Google Patents

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EP2203114B1
EP2203114B1 EP08801910A EP08801910A EP2203114B1 EP 2203114 B1 EP2203114 B1 EP 2203114B1 EP 08801910 A EP08801910 A EP 08801910A EP 08801910 A EP08801910 A EP 08801910A EP 2203114 B1 EP2203114 B1 EP 2203114B1
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  • the invention relates to a medical measuring device with an impedance measuring unit for detecting an impedance measuring signal from the skin surface of a patient to be examined via at least one measuring electrode pair.
  • bioelectrical impedance methods are used in the determination of nutritional status in both healthy and sick people.
  • the direct measurement of body composition is currently only possible in research facilities by weighing the patient under water. So-called hydrostatic weighing makes use of the fact that fat, muscles, bones, body fluids and other parts of the body have different specific densities. Since this method of measurement is very time-consuming and unpleasant for the patient, other indirect methods for determining body composition are often used.
  • a widely used indirect method is the measurement of the bioelectrical impedance of the body. This technique exploits the fact that the impedance of the human body is related to the different conductivities within the body. If a constant alternating current of small amplitude is applied in biological structures, then a frequency-dependent impedance can be measured.
  • the human body consists of intra- and extracellular fluid, which can be considered electrical conductors, and cell membranes, which have a capacitive character.
  • intra- and extracellular fluid which can be considered electrical conductors, and cell membranes, which have a capacitive character.
  • the flow of current is mainly due to the extracellular fluid, because the cell membranes due to their capacitive Character act as a capacitor.
  • the current is also conducted across the cell membranes and the intercellular fluid. In the region of high frequencies, the current flow thus occurs both ohmically by the extracellular fluid and capacitively by the cell membranes and the intercellular fluid.
  • the resulting, measurable AC resistor thus has an ohmic R (resistance) and a capacitive X c share (reactance) component, and is referred to the measurement of the bioelectrical impedance Z.
  • R resistance
  • X c share capacitive X c share
  • This global index is the result of the integral measurement method used in these techniques: Typically, the electrodes are connected to both hands (determining the upper body global index), or a measurement is made between a hand and a foot (global index for the measured body side).
  • the invention has for its object to provide an advanced measuring device for bioelectrical impedance measurement.
  • the measuring device is based on a further development of the established techniques in the direction of local bioelectrical impedance measurement. Shortening the electrode gap to within a range of less than one millimeter to a few centimeters does not integrate over the entire body, but locally absorbs the bioelectrical impedance. According to the invention, all the electrodes touch one and the same local area of the skin surface, i.e. all electrodes with the same body part (for example hand, finger, foot or toe) are touched by the patient to be examined.
  • the measuring device for measuring the local resistance and reactance expediently has a feed electrode pair for impressing an alternating current of variable frequency across the skin surface into the body tissue of the patient to be examined, namely in the area of the skin surface contacting the measuring electrodes.
  • the distance of the feed electrodes corresponding to the measuring electrodes is a few millimeters to a few centimeters.
  • An embodiment in which the measuring and feeding electrodes are designed as contact strips running parallel to one another has proved to be particularly advantageous. This makes it possible to reduce the local impedance of body tissue without distorting influences, e.g. due to the contact resistance between the electrodes and the skin surface.
  • the measuring device expediently has an alternating current generator.
  • the impedance measurement signal is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter and then subjected to a discrete Fourier transform (DFT).
  • the DFT algorithm then provides the real and imaginary parts of the impedance, ie, the resistance and reactance values. These values can be further processed digitally for evaluation.
  • the electrode spacing is up to a maximum of 10 cm, more preferably 50 microns to 5 cm, more preferably 100 microns to 1 cm, most preferably 1 mm to 5 mm.
  • the measuring device expediently has an evaluation unit connected to the impedance measuring unit.
  • the evaluation unit may be program-controlled, so that the evaluation of the impedance measurement signals can be implemented flexibly by software.
  • the local bioimpedance changes due to the changing amount of blood within a pulse beat, whereby a determination of the heart rate over the local bioelectrical impedance is possible.
  • the pulse amplitude is determined as an important physiological parameter. It has been shown that this pulse amplitude correlates with the body temperature, ie it is possible to determine the temperature of the examined body site with the aid of the bioimpedance analysis.
  • the local bioimpedance depends on the amount of fluid, ie on the local blood quantity in the examined tissue, which makes it possible to determine the local perfusion (the circulatory local volume fluctuation, eg in the form of a volume pulse signal) of the examined tissue.
  • the local bioelectrical impedance of the body changes as a function of food intake, so that the bioimpedance can be used to examine the metabolism, which is known to be determined by the blood glucose level.
  • the measuring device according to the invention thus enables non-invasive monitoring of the blood glucose value, the effect of glucose or the energy requirement of the glucose-initiated physiological reactions in the body being investigated.
  • a suitable algorithm which is implemented by software in the evaluation unit, it is possible to make statements about the blood glucose level from the recorded impedance measurement signals.
  • a particularly useful embodiment of the measuring device according to the invention results from a combination with further measuring modalities.
  • the measuring device can additionally be equipped with an optical measuring unit.
  • This has a radiation source for irradiating the examined body tissue with electromagnetic radiation, and at least one radiation sensor for detecting the radiation scattered and / or transmitted by the body tissue.
  • a radiation source conventional light-emitting diodes or laser diodes in question
  • the optical radiation i. Emit light in the corresponding spectral range. It has proven to be particularly advantageous if the device according to the invention measures the radiation absorption in the examined body tissue at at least two or better three different wavelengths of light, in order to determine the oxygen concentration of the blood and the perfusion of the tissue.
  • the optical measuring unit thus forms a pulse oximetry unit of the measuring device according to the invention.
  • the optical measuring unit of the measuring device comprises at least two radiation sensors for detecting the radiation scattered and / or transmitted by the body tissue, the radiation sensors being arranged at different distances from the radiation source.
  • the radiation sensors being arranged at different distances from the radiation source.
  • an embodiment of the measuring device according to the invention in which at least two radiation sources are provided, which are different volume regions of the examined body tissue irradiate.
  • the determination of the variable oxygen consumption in turn allows conclusions about the local energy consumption, which is directly correlated with the oxygen consumption. It is particularly interesting that this in turn allows conclusions about the glucose level.
  • the measuring device according to the invention advantageously also allows a non-invasive determination of the blood glucose level by optical measurement.
  • the redundant determination of the blood glucose level by means of the various measurement modalities increases the accuracy and reliability of the measuring device according to the invention.
  • the two radiation sources of the optical measuring unit of the measuring device according to the invention should be designed in such a way that the volume ranges irradiated by them in each case are affected differently with respect to the blood circulation with oxygen-poor or oxygen-rich blood.
  • a light emitting diode and a laser having similar wavelengths eg, 630 nm and 650 nm
  • the two radiation sources differ by the opening angle of the radiation. While z. B.
  • the LED irradiates the LED at a large opening angle in the body tissue examined, the light of the laser diode enters at a very small opening angle in the body tissue. This has the consequence that with the two radiation sources different volume areas of the body tissue are detected. Due to the large opening angle, the LED detects a larger volume area of the non-perfused epidermis than the laser. The perfused epidermis is virtually unaffected by a change in hemoglobin concentration. Accordingly, the intensity of the light emitted by the body tissue and / or transmitted radiation of the light emitting diode is less dependent on a change in the hemoglobin concentration than the intensity the radiation of the laser.
  • the prerequisite is that the wavelength of the radiation emitted by the two radiation sources is selected such that the radiation is absorbed to a different extent by oxyhemoglobin or desoxihemoglobin.
  • the wavelength should therefore be between 600 and 700 nm, preferably between 630 and 650 nm.
  • the at least one radiation source is provided with a light-conducting element, e.g. connected to an optical fiber.
  • the radiation emitted by the radiation source or the radiation sources is conducted to the skin surface of the patient to be examined via the light-conducting element.
  • the different radiation sources can be coupled in different ways to the light-conducting element. In this way, a different radiation characteristic of the radiation of the various sources in the body tissue to be examined can be achieved.
  • the evaluation unit of the measuring device according to the invention can also be advantageously used for the evaluation of the optical measuring signals.
  • the evaluation unit is expediently designed to determine a local metabolic parameter from the radiation of the two radiation sources scattered and / or transmitted by the body tissue.
  • oxygen is consumed in the body tissue examined, oxyhemoglobin is converted to desoxihemoglobin.
  • the evaluation unit of the measuring device according to the invention is usefully set up for determining the local oxygen consumption and / or the blood glucose level on the basis of the intensities of the radiation of the two radiation sources scattered and / or transmitted by the body tissue.
  • an ECG unit for detecting an ECG signal via two or more ECG electrodes By an ECG unit for detecting an ECG signal via two or more ECG electrodes, the functional scope of the measuring device according to the invention is advantageously extended. According to this advantageous development of the invention, by means of the measuring device e.g. Impedance measurement signals, pulse oximetry signals and ECG signals combined recorded and evaluated.
  • the evaluation unit of the measuring device can then be set up with advantage for evaluating the chronological progression of the volume pulse signals and the ECG signals.
  • the evaluation unit of the measuring device according to the invention is capable of automatically detecting the R-waves in the ECG signal. This automatically determines the exact time of the heartbeat.
  • the evaluation unit is able to recognize the maxima in the volume pulse signal. Based on the maxima in the volume pulse signal, the time of arrival of a pulse wave triggered in the case of a heartbeat can be detected at the peripheral measuring location detected by the measuring device. Thus, finally, the time interval between an R-wave in the ECG signal and the subsequent maximum in the volume pulse signal can be determined.
  • This time interval is a measure of the so-called pulse wave velocity.
  • a statement about the blood pressure can be made on the basis of the pulse wave velocity.
  • a shortening of the pulse wave velocity is in fact accompanied by an increase in blood pressure, while an extension of the pulse wave velocity suggests a reduction in blood pressure.
  • the pulse wave velocity is dependent on the density of the blood and in particular on the elasticity of the blood vessel walls (for example the aorta). From the elasticity of the blood vessels can in turn be concluded that arteriosclerosis may be present.
  • the evaluation of the measurement signals may also include the absolute values of the heart rate, the heart rate variability and corresponding arrhythmias of the heart.
  • arrhythmias such as sinus tachycardia, sinus bradycardia, sinus arrest and so-called escape beats can be detected automatically.
  • the ECG signal can also statements about the duration of the atrial contraction of the heart at a Heartbeat, the duration of the ventricular contraction and the duration of relaxation of the ventricle, etc. are determined.
  • preliminary diagnoses are possible with respect to so-called blocks in the conduction of cardiac electrical stimulation signals (AV block, bundle branch block, etc.) and also with regard to circulatory disorders or infarcts. Further irregularities in the pulse progression can be determined by means of the volume pulse signal. It makes sense to use at least one of the ECG electrodes of the measuring device according to the invention simultaneously as a feed or measuring electrode of the impedance measuring unit.
  • the measuring device comprises an integrated temperature or heat sensor.
  • This can be used to determine local heat production.
  • the temperature sensor is designed to measure the surface temperature of the skin at the measuring location. Based on the heat exchange can be deduced the local metabolic activity.
  • the heat sensor is suitable for determining local perfusion.
  • the inventive combination of the aforementioned measuring methods namely the impedance measurement, the oximetry, the ECG measurement and the temperature or heat measurement.
  • the evaluation unit of the measuring device By means of the evaluation unit of the measuring device, all measuring signals can be evaluated and combined by a suitable algorithm in order to examine the metabolism.
  • a high level of effectiveness and redundancy and thus reliability in the detection of pathological changes is achieved.
  • the response of the metabolism of the human body to food intake is characteristically dependent on the composition of the diet.
  • the body's vascular system responds depending on how much energy the body needs to digest the food it is eating.
  • the evaluation unit of the measuring device according to the invention for evaluating the time course of the pulse wave velocity and determining the composition of a user of the measuring device food is expediently set up based on the time course of the pulse wave velocity from the time of food intake.
  • the pulse wave velocity, as well as the blood pressure amplitude and the pulse change as soon as food intake begins.
  • the maxima and the The respective time points of the maxima are influenced by the food composition.
  • the course and the absolute height of pulse wave velocity, blood pressure amplitude and pulse can be used to determine the composition of the ingested food by means of the evaluation unit of the measuring device according to the invention.
  • the metabolism of the human body is in the normal state, ie at rest and in the so-called thermoneutral zone, essentially determined by the glucose balance. Therefore, the glucose concentration in the cells of the body tissue in this normal state can be described as a pure function of the heat production and the oxygen consumption.
  • Glu f 1 .DELTA.T . V ⁇ O 2 .
  • [Glu] stands for the glucose concentration.
  • f 1 ( ⁇ T, VO 2 ) indicates the functional dependence of the glucose concentration on the heat production and the oxygen consumption.
  • the oxygen consumption results, as described above, from the difference between venous and arterial oxygen saturation and the blood circulation.
  • X is a factor that is negative after food intake. X depends on the composition of the food consumed. In particular, X depends on the ratio of fat and carbohydrates involved in metabolism. The factor X can be determined as described above on the basis of the time course of the pulse wave velocity. X is 0, if pure carbohydrates or glucose are consumed directly. The amount of X increases as the proportion of fat in the food consumed increases.
  • f 2 ( ⁇ T, VO 2 ) indicates the functional dependence of the glucose concentration on the heat production and the oxygen consumption for the fat metabolism.
  • the evaluation unit of the measuring device according to the invention can thus be set up to determine the local glucose concentration from the local oxygen consumption and the local heat production.
  • the measuring device must have the appropriate measurement modalities.
  • the determination of the oxygen consumption can, as explained above, be effected by the combination of the oximetry with the bioelectrical impedance measurement.
  • a suitable heat sensor is then additionally required.
  • the correction factor X for example from the time profile of the pulse wave velocity, should be determined. This can, as also explained above, be carried out by combined measurement of ECG signals and pulse oximetric signals.
  • a bioelectrical impedance measuring unit, a pulse oximeter, an ECG unit and a heat sensor are thus advantageously combined in the measuring device according to the invention.
  • the constants a, b and c depend on the individual physiology of the user of the measuring device.
  • the evaluation unit of the Measuring device according to the invention should also be set up to determine the blood glucose level from the local glucose concentration, whereby parameters dependent on the physiology of the user of the measuring device must be taken into account. These parameters can be determined by appropriate calibration, for example by comparison with conventionally invasively determined blood glucose values.
  • measuring modalities of the measuring device according to the invention with a low-pass filter and / or a 50/60 Hz filter for the purpose of freeing superimposed electromagnetic interference.
  • a suitable electronic circuit for example before the analog / digital conversion
  • the measurement data processing by means of the evaluation unit.
  • the measuring device in which all measurement modalities are combined to form a compact sensor unit, in such a way that all measurements are made in the same area the skin surface of the patient to be examined.
  • a compact sensor unit is created, which provides a variety of diagnostic measurements. These can be evaluated individually or in combination to quickly and reliably obtain meaningful information about the health of the patient being examined.
  • the compact sensor unit can be prefabricated as a fully functional part cost in large numbers and integrated into diagnostic equipment of various kinds. The actual measurement can be carried out particularly easily and conveniently.
  • the surface of the sensor housing where eg the electrodes of the impedance measuring unit and the ECG unit are located, is brought into contact with the skin in the area of the body tissue to be examined. This can be done for example by simply placing a finger of the patient on the housing surface of the sensor unit. The impedance measurement and the ECG derivation are then carried out simultaneously via the skin site touching the sensor unit.
  • the measuring device can be integrated into a mobile monitoring device, in which the above-mentioned medical measuring modalities individually or in combination form the data recording unit for measuring data recording and in which the program-controlled evaluation unit is provided for evaluating the recorded measurement data.
  • a memory unit serves to store the recorded and / or the calculated / evaluated data.
  • a display unit is provided for visualizing the recorded and / or evaluated data.
  • a data transmission unit is used to transmit the recorded data and / or the calculated / evaluated data to external devices. This can be a conventional wired or even a wireless interface (for example, according to the Bluetooth standard).
  • the data stored in the memory unit of the monitoring device can be read out by a treating physician and evaluated in order to monitor the course of treatments of the patient.
  • the data transmission interface of the monitoring device can be used to transmit the data stored in the storage unit of the monitoring device data to a personal computer of the doctor. It is expediently also possible to carry out remote data transmission of the diagnostic data recorded and evaluated by means of the sensor unit.
  • the data transmission can take place eg via a data network (Internet).
  • the diagnostic data can be transmitted over a mobile network.
  • the raw measurement signals or the evaluated diagnostic data may, for example, be transmitted to a central office ("Healthcare Center") for further analysis and documentation as well as for monitoring the time evolution of individual values.
  • Healthcare Center central office
  • the data are evaluated, for example, by means of suitable analysis algorithms, possibly taking account of stored patient data (including information relating to chronic diseases or previous illnesses).
  • the result can in turn be sent back via the respective data or communication network in order to inform the user of the measuring device accordingly about his state of health.
  • From the central location it is also possible, if required, to initiate further targeted measurements by means of the sensor unit according to the invention.
  • queries to the patient via the data or communication network be transmitted. If indications of a medical emergency arise from the measurement and evaluation results, the necessary measures (eg automatic alerting of the rescue service) can be initiated immediately.
  • Another advantage of the remote data transmission is that the required software for evaluating the measurement signals need not be implemented in the device itself, but only at the central location where the data is received, maintained and maintained.
  • the data acquisition unit (the impedance measuring unit), the evaluation unit, the memory unit, the display unit and the transmission unit are accommodated in a common housing.
  • the measuring device may be a self-contained device, or may be integrated into an otherwise usable electronic device (e.g., wristwatch, mobile phone, MP3 player, digital camera).
  • any entertainment or communication technology device e.g. Desktop, notebook, laptop, mobile phone, palmtop or handheld. The user of such a device can quickly, conveniently and inconspicuously carry out a measurement at any time to acquire the physiological parameters of interest.
  • a fixing device for fixing a body part, for example a finger, of the patient to be examined.
  • the contact pressure of the body tissue (eg the finger) on the optical sensor or on the measuring and supply electrodes of the impedance measuring unit has a significant influence on the measuring signals. Consequently, it may be useful to provide by means of the fixing device for a defined contact pressure.
  • the Fixing device may include, for example, an inflatable air cushion, which (soft) presses the corresponding body part against the measuring and / or feeding electrodes or against the optical sensors and fixed there. By fixing advantageous movements of the body part are prevented, which could distort the measurement result.
  • a plurality of feeding and / or measuring electrodes is arranged in the form of a matrix. This makes it possible to produce different spatial configurations in AC supply and voltage measurement. The additional information thus obtained makes it possible to draw conclusions about the pH, the pCO 2 value, the pO 2 value and the electrolyte balance (Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2 ++ concentration etc.).
  • the illustrated bioelectrical impedance measuring unit 100 of the measuring device comprises two electrodes 1 for supplying electrical alternating current of the variable frequency current source 2 and two or more measuring electrodes 3 for impedance measurement of the body tissue 200 in the area of the finger of the user of the device for determining the local resistance and the local reactance. Due to the four-point measurement, contact resistances between the electrodes 1, 3 and the body tissue 200 do not falsify the measurement. It makes sense that the distance between the electrodes 1, 3 is only a few millimeters to a few centimeters. During the measuring process, all four electrodes 1, 3 for the local detection of the impedance measurement signal simultaneously touch the same area of the skin surface on the user's finger.
  • the current source 2 By means of the current source 2, an alternating current of variable frequency is generated. In this way the measurement of the complex impedance is possible.
  • the measuring signal is detected by means of a voltmeter 4. It makes sense to use the measuring signal by means of a (in the FIG. 1 not shown) digitized analog and digital converter and then subjected to a discrete Fourier transform (DFT).
  • the DFT algorithm then provides the real and imaginary parts of the impedance, ie, the resistance and reactance values.
  • the illustrated impedance measuring unit 100 may, due to the small electrode spacing, be constructed very compact and thus well integrated into a mobile electronic device (eg wristwatch, mobile phone, MP3 player, digital camera, handheld, etc.).
  • the FIG. 2 shows the generally designated 300 measuring device according to the invention as a compact sensor unit, which can be integrated into any device.
  • the measuring device 300 has various measuring modalities that are accessible on the surface of a sensor housing 400.
  • the dimensions of the sensor housing 400 are, for example, only 10 x 7 x 3 mm. This touches the user of the measuring device 300 to perform a measurement, for example with the fingertips.
  • light sources 5, 5 ' are integrated, for example in the form of light-emitting diodes, which is capable of emitting light at different wavelengths.
  • the measuring device 300 comprises one or more photosensors 6.
  • the photosensors are arranged in the immediate vicinity of the light source 5 or 5 '.
  • the sensors 6 receive the light of the light source 5 or 5 'scattered in the tissue at the user's fingertip.
  • a heat sensor 7 is provided immediately adjacent to the light source 5 or 5 '. This ensures that the heat measurement takes place at the same measuring location as the optical measurement.
  • a total of four electrodes 1 and 3 for measuring the bioelectrical impedance are provided on the surface of the measuring device 300.
  • the electrodes 1, 3 are separated from each other by insulating strips 8. The user of the device simultaneously touches the four electrodes, ie the measuring and feeding electrodes, with one hand, as described above with respect to FIGS FIG. 1 explained.
  • At least one of the electrodes designated by the reference numeral 1 is also used as an ECG electrode of an ECG unit likewise integrated into the measuring device 300.
  • Another ECG electrode (counter electrode, not shown) is located elsewhere, so that the electrodes can be touched with the fingertips. This results in a two-point derivation (arm-to-arm measurement).
  • the radiation source 5 is a light-emitting diode
  • the radiation source 5 ' is a laser, for example a so-called vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL).
  • VCSEL vertical cavity surface-emitting laser
  • the wavelength of the radiation emitted by the two radiation sources 5 and 5 'in each case must be in a range in which the light of oxyhemoglobin and desoxihemoglobin is absorbed to different degrees.
  • further radiation sources in the FIG. 2 not shown) whose light wavelength is in a spectral range in which the light absorption of oxyhemoglobin and desoxihemoglobin is substantially the same (so-called isobatic point).
  • the light emitted by the light emitting diode or by the laser light can be guided by means of appropriate optical fibers to the appropriate location on the housing surface of the keyboard.
  • the reference numerals 5 and 5 'in the FIG. 1 the corresponding fiber ends are shown. It is possible to couple the light-emitting diode and the laser to the corresponding fibers in such a way that they radiate into the body tissue to be examined at the desired different opening angle. Accordingly, different volumes of body tissue are examined with both radiation sources. Due to the larger opening angle, the proportion of non-perfused epidermis on the body tissue examined by means of the light-emitting diode is greater than in the case of the laser.
  • the scattered in the body tissue and partially absorbed light of both the radiation source 5 and the radiation source 5 ' is detected by means of the sensors 6.
  • the sensors 6 need not be arranged directly on the surface of the housing 400. Instead, the light can be supplied via optical fibers to the sensors arranged in the interior of the measuring device 300.
  • the two light sources 5 and 5' can be operated differently modulated in time, the signals detected by the sensors 6 being correspondingly demodulated. Alternatively, it is possible to distinguish the radiation of the two radiation sources 5 and 5 'based on the different wavelength.
  • the radiation intensity of the radiation emitted by the radiation sources 5 and 5 ' is weakened with the path length when passing through the body tissue, whereby the relationship of the intensity attenuation with the concentration of the absorbing substance (oxygenated hemoglobin) is given by the known Lambert-Beer law.
  • the interest parameters of the intensity attenuation are determined, and separately for each of the radiation sources 5 and 5 'detected volume ranges of the examined body tissue.
  • the parameters of the intensity attenuation attributable to the different radiation sources 5 and 5 ' can be related to one another by means of a suitably program-controlled evaluation unit in order to carry out a differential measurement in this way.
  • quotients are calculated from the parameters of the intensity attenuation of the radiation of the two radiation sources 5 and 5 '. Changes in these quotients can then be used to deduce changes in metabolism. If, for example, the blood glucose level rises after ingestion, a correspondingly higher amount of glucose reaches the cells of the body tissue and is metabolized there (after a certain time delay). This oxygen is consumed. The cells receive this oxygen via the blood. In this case, the deoxygenated hemoglobin becomes deoxygenated hemoglobin by the release of oxygen. Accordingly, the ratio of deoxygenated hemoglobin to oxygenated increases.
  • the changes in the hemoglobin concentration have a different effect on the respective intensity attenuation.
  • changes in the hemoglobin concentration can be detected from the quotients of intensity attenuation parameters.
  • This makes it possible to indirectly deduce the oxygen consumption.
  • the oxygen consumption in turn depends on the blood glucose level
  • the blood glucose level can also be determined by means of the illustrated differential measurement of the radiation absorption.
  • the bioimpedance analysis is carried out via the electrodes 1, 3. The purpose of the bioimpedance measurement is above all the determination of the local perfusion. This is used as a further parameter in the determination of the oxygen consumption and thus also of the blood glucose level.
  • Different opening angles of the radiation can also be generated with only one radiation source 5 by using corresponding optical elements (eg, beam splitters, lenses, etc.).
  • FIG. 3 shows an alternative embodiment of the measuring device 300 according to the invention with concentrically arranged, substantially Circular electrodes 1, 3.
  • the arrangement according to FIG. 2 or the one according to FIG. 3 more suitable.
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows the structure of the measuring device 300 according to the invention as a block diagram.
  • Measuring device 300 comprises an optical measuring unit 130 for the optical measurement of the oxygen concentration in the blood vessel system of the body tissue at the respective measuring location.
  • the pulse oximetric signals detected by means of the optical measuring unit 130 are supplied to an analysis unit 110.
  • Another essential component of the measuring device 300 is a heat measuring unit 120 for determining the local heat production.
  • the heat measurement unit 120 is a special heat sensor which isolates the body site being examined. This site can thus only absorb or release heat through the bloodstream. Therefore, it is possible to determine the blood circulation and the heat production by the time-resolved measurement of the temperature. In the case of a strong circulation, the examined body site reaches its maximum temperature in a very short time.
  • measuring device 300 includes impedance measuring unit 100, which serves to detect local tissue parameters by bioelectrical impedance measurement.
  • the measurement signals of the impedance measurement unit 100 are also processed by the analysis unit 110.
  • an ECG unit 132 is provided for detecting an ECG signal.
  • the ECG unit 132 is also connected to the analysis unit 110 for processing the ECG signals.
  • the heat measuring unit 120 is connected to the thermal sensor 7.
  • the impedance measurement unit 100 acquires measurement signals via the electrodes 1 and 3, respectively, of the measurement device 300.
  • the analysis unit 110 carries out preprocessing of all measurement signals. For this purpose, the signals pass through a bandpass filter, to filter out disturbances in the range of the mains frequency of 50 or 60 Hz. Furthermore, the signals are subjected to noise suppression. After passing through the analysis unit 110, the processed signals of the optical measuring unit 130, the heat measuring unit 120, the impedance measuring unit 100 and the ECG unit 132 reach an evaluation unit 140.
  • the evaluation unit 140 is responsible for determining the parameters which are essential for the diagnosis from the measuring signals to calculate. The functions of the evaluation unit 140 are essentially realized by software.
  • the composition of the body tissue examined (water content, fat content, etc.) is calculated.
  • the arterial oxygen saturation and, based on the tissue parameters previously determined on the basis of the impedance measurement the capillary oxygen saturation is calculated.
  • the blood flow and the arterial temperature are determined from the measurement signals of the heat measurement unit 120 and from the data which can be derived from the time-dependent impedance measurement.
  • the pulse wave velocity is determined.
  • the evaluation unit 140 uses the results of all previously performed calculations to calculate the venous oxygen saturation, and from this further metabolic parameters, in particular the local oxygen consumption and the glucose concentration at the measuring location.
  • the calculation results are interpreted by means of a diagnostic unit 150.
  • the diagnostic unit 150 is used to evaluate the calculated by the evaluation unit 140 local metabolic parameters.
  • the evaluation unit 140 and the diagnostic unit 150 are connected to a graphics unit 160 for displaying the measurement results.
  • the data obtained can be stored in a memory unit 170, with simultaneous storage of the date and time of the respective measurement.
  • an interface unit 180 is provided which serves to transmit the calculated physiological parameters.
  • all data and parameters in particular also the data and parameters stored in the memory unit 170, can be transmitted, for example, to a PC, not shown, of a treating physician. There the data can be analyzed in more detail. In particular, data and parameters recorded with the measuring device 300 over a relatively long period of time can be examined for changes in order to be able to derive conclusions therefrom with regard to the development of an existing disease.
  • FIG. 5 schematically shows a further embodiment of the measuring device 300 according to the invention.
  • an ECG electrode 9 is attached on the outside of the housing 400. This electrode is touched with the finger of one hand. A finger of the other hand is inserted into a tubular opening 10. Inside the opening 10 are the electrodes 1, 3, the light sources 5, 5 ', the light sensors 6 and the heat sensor 7. Furthermore, inside the tube 10, an inflatable air cushion 11 is arranged, which fixes the finger gently and with a defined Pressure against the sensors presses. Operating buttons of the measuring device 300 and a display for outputting the measurement results are in the. For clarity FIG. 6 omitted.
  • the FIG. 6 shows the circuit construction of the impedance measuring unit 100 of the measuring device 300 according to the invention as a block diagram.
  • the impedance measuring unit 100 includes a digital signal generator 60, which is supplied with an external clock signal 61.
  • the digital signal is converted by means of a digital / analog converter 62 into an analog signal and amplified by means of an amplifier 63.
  • a variable frequency alternating current signal is generated, which is supplied via the feed electrode 1 to the body of the examined patient.
  • the impedance measurement signal is detected via a measuring electrode 3 and amplified by means of an amplifier 65.
  • the amplifier 65 is followed by a variable attenuator 66 and a low-pass filter 67 for the purpose of noise suppression.
  • the amplified and filtered analog signal is converted into a digital signal by means of an analog / digital converter 68 and transformed by means of a digital Fourier transformation unit 69.
  • the real and imaginary parts of the Fourier transformed measurement signal are stored in registers 70 and 71, respectively.
  • the registers 70 and 71 can be interrogated via an interface 72 (eg I 2 C interface). About the interface 72 are the Fourier-transformed digital signals to the evaluation unit 140 of the measuring device 300 according to the invention transmitted.
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